What Career Fits Your
Personality? |
The Career Key
- Measures how similar you are to six personality types and how
these relate to different jobs. You are then encouraged to explore
them using the Occupational Outlook Handbook. It is fun, free, and
may help you figure out the direction you should take.
The Keirsey Temperament
Sorter This personality inventory organizes your answers
to approximately 60 questions into four personality types. More
information is given about temperament, and gives the personality
types of famous people. Very interesting site.
Career
Interests Game (U. of Missouri)
This quick exercise is based on Holland's theory that people and
work environments can be classified into six different groups: Realistic,
Investigative, Social, Artistic, Enterprising, or Conventional.
Check it out!
ASVAB Program
- This site has information about the ASVAB test and how the ASVAB
can help you in career exploration and planning for the future.
Learn Link
Assessments- Here you can find your True Color with
corresponding jobs, find your Career Strengths and ACT Workkeys.
Students.net - The this site has the only career test on the web that enables you to see where you stand among 900 jobs. Look no further now, find the Job that you are made for! |
Planning a Career -
This site has one of the best overall career planning strategies available
on the web. It is divided into sections for high school, middle school
and college students, as well as a section for school counselors.
Occupational Outlook Handbook -
Published by the US Dept of Labor, the Handbook gives detailed information
on several hundred different careers.
Learn Link -
Learn about different careers, your strengths and career compatibility,
build and post your resume.
Opportunity Link
- This site claims to let you explore "real world" careers and
learn what opportunities are available to students through local businesses.
Career
Profiles Index - Alpha list of hundreds of careers with descriptions
that include education/training, wages, job outlook and more. Great site!
Princeton
Review - Go straight to the "career search" on this
site. It has a fairly large database of careers that start with "A
day in the life of ..."
Schools
in the USA - Here you can search 1,000+ career profiles,
use the career planner and find job hunting tips.
LifeWorks
- This website is dedicated to exploring health and medical science careers.
Opportunities/Jobs/Careers
- OJC is a partnership of businesses, K-12 schools, colleges
and universities, chambers of commerce and community organizations working
together to prepare students for the world of work.
Vocational Information Center - Skills for Today's Workforce - this website is full of wonderful information on many careers
Commercial links:
Monster.com
CareerPaths Online
Fedworld.gov - available Federal jobs
Career Magazine
Careers.org
JobBank USA
Career Builder.com
America's Job Bank
MedHunters.com
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Nebraska Career Connections - This site is a collaborative effort of several state and nonprofit organizations to coordinate resources and services accessible to all Nebraskans. Nebraska Career Connections is a resource to assist students and adults with career exploration and planning, educational planning and preparation, job seeking and skill development. Contact the Counseling
Department for username and password.
Nebraska CareerLink -
Super site right here in Omaha. It includes apprenticeship programs
for high school students and a rather good job listing for adults.
Nebraska Workforce Development
Lots of information about local employment opportunities.
Nebraska
Career Resources - Looking for a job in Nebraska? This
is a huge resource!
UNL Career Services
- This website provides a lot of information about majors and
careers, as well as links to more career sites.
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Job Shadow Day - coming up
in February...many local businesses participate.
University Career
Centers - See the colleges you are considering attending and what
career services they offer.
Job Hunters Bible
- From the author of "What Color is my Parachute", Dick Bolles,
this site is designed as a supplement to his book. Lots of very practical
information here!
ResumeTutor
**** (University of Minnesota)-
Get help with writing your resume here! This step-by step-tutorial contains
some excellent examples of three different types of resumes and walks
you through the process of writing a resume.
| Military Career Opportunities |
U.S.
Military - Direct links to all the armed forces recruiting
websites.
Military Career Guide
Online - Want to find out lots of factual information about
what it is like to be in the different branches of the Armed Forces?
Then this is your site. Very helpful information here!
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Largest resource on labor information available on the web. If you are
doing a term paper and need stats on anything related to jobs/careers,
this is it!
| Summer Jobs and Internships |
OCAC Career Camps - Information on great opportunities for summer career camps at the Henry Doorly Zoo, Lauritzen Gardens and the Joslyn Art Museum. Check it out! Application can be downloaded.
Coolworks - Jobs in National Parks and other cool places! Great site to find the perfect summer job in a vacation spot!
Summer Opportunities - There are thousands of summer jobs, camps, and volunteer programs listed here. It is a page from Peterson's (College and Career Info).
The Student Conservation Association
The SCA provides expense-paid internships for college kids to work in US Forests, National Parks and Wildlife Refuges on conservation projects. It provides 15 - 19 year olds with volunteer opportunities.
Americorps
Outward Bound Program - A wilderness challenge for the adventuresome.
YMCA of the Rockies - Looking for seasonal employment in Colorado, check this out. |
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